{"nrhp_refnum":"90000164","name":"Hill, Abraham, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"388 Pleasant St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Belmont","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.402865269000074,"lon":-71.16773182599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story clapboarded First Period house at 388 Pleasant Street in Belmont, Massachusetts, dated ca. 1725-1750 by visual analysis, with an attached carriage house converted to living space.","why_significant":"It retains integrity of location, materials, workmanship and design in its transitional First Period quirk-beaded frame. Its 18th-century conversion to a central hall plan typifies the adaptation of central chimney houses to a new plan aesthetic. It is also associated with Abraham Hill, an early Menotomy local official, and more accurate dating could yield information on principal rafter roofs without collar beams.","narrative":"Set sideways to a busy suburban street in Belmont, this 2 1/2-story clapboarded house at 388 Pleasant Street dates to about 1725-1750. It may have begun as a one- or two-cell central chimney building, later altered to a central hall plan by removing the chimney and adding twin interior stacks. The roof was raised around 1800 to cover the rear rooms, a Beverly jog was added, and a carriage house was attached in the 19th century and later converted to living space. Inside, the right-hand rooms show late transitional First Period features, including exposed framing with narrow quirked beads and feather-edged sheathing. Simple Federal finishes and much 18th-century plaster survive. The house was listed for its architectural integrity and for what it shows about changing house plans. It is also tied to Abraham Hill, an early Menotomy official who served as constable, surveyor of highways and fence viewer. Its roof framing may offer further evidence about local building practice.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"First Period","criteria":["C","D"],"status_note":"Condition is described as good; present use is residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.49049-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/7907/63790773/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000164.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000164/46d3597e52-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000164/46d3597e52-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Hill_House,_April_2010,_Belmont_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Hill_House,_April_2010,_Belmont_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790773","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Hill_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4668906"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/hill-abraham-house-90000164/"}